Table 3.
Frequency, intensity, and duration of exercise in the 6-week aerobic and resistance exercise rehabilitation program
| Aerobic exercise | Resistance exercise | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | METs | Days per week | Minutes per day |
Minutes Per week |
Days of upper |
Percent total body weight | Volume load (kg) |
Days of lower |
Percent total body weight | Volume load (kg) |
| 1 | 3.7 ± 1.3 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 34.2 ± 21.8 | 127.3 ± 118.9 | 1.7 ± 1.1 | 15 ± 10 | 91 ± 108 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 28 ± 15 | 164 ± 141 |
| 2 | 5.0 ± 1.6 | 3.2 ± 1.3 | 33.5 ± 22.3 | 119.9 ± 102.3 | 1.7 ± 0.6 | 17 ± 9 | 110 ± 79 | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 36 ± 18 | 245 ± 175 |
| 3 | 6.0 ± 1.6 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 44.9 ± 23.5 | 152.5 ± 113.6 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 24 ± 25 | 161 ± 217 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | 45 ± 23 | 296 ± 203 |
| 4 | 5.8 ± 2.9 | 3.9 ± 1.1 | 52.9 ± 31.1 | 200.5 ± 142.9 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 19 ± 13 | 123 ± 108 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 49 ± 19 | 330 ± 184 |
| 5 | 6.0 ± 4.1 | 3.7 ± 1.0 | 43.6 ± 20.9 | 169.5 ± 108.1 | 1.7 ± 1.0 | 18 ± 12 | 129 ± 121 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 46 ± 24 | 312 ± 208 |
| 6 | 6.8 ± 3.6 | 3.6 ± 1.2 | 36.0 ± 27.1 | 107.6 ± 116.2 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 21 ± 16 | 171 ± 209 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 45 ± 20 | 307 ± 210 |
| Mean ± SD | 5.9 ± 2.5 | 3.5 ± 1.2 | 41.0 ± 24.5 | 146.2 ± 117 | 1.6 ± 0.9 | 19 ± 14 | 131 ± 140 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 42 ± 20 | 275 ± 186 |
METs; metabolic equivalents.
Volume load (kg) = reps × sets × weight.